The Ecology and Evolutionary History of an Emergent Disease: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Evidence from two El Nino episodes in the American Southwest suggests that El Nino-driven precipitation, the initial catalyst of a trophic cascade that results in a delayed density-dependent rodent response, is sufficient to predict heightened risk for human contraction of hantavirus pulmonary syndr...

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Published in:Bioscience Vol. 52; no. 11; pp. 989 - 998
Main Authors: Yates, Terry L., Mills, James N., Parmenter, Cheryl A., Ksiazek, Thomas G., Parmenter, Robert R., Vande Castle, John R., Calisher, Charles H., Nichol, Stuart T., Abbott, Kenneth D., Young, Joni C., Morrison, Michael L., Beaty, Barry J., Dunnum, Jonathan L., Baker, Robert J., Salazar-Bravo, Jorge, Peters, Clarence J.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Circulation, AIBS, 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Suite 402, McLean, VA 22101. USA American Institute of Biological Sciences 01.11.2002
Oxford University Press
Subjects:
Animals
Attrition (Research Studies)
El Nino
Individualized Instruction
Mortality Rate
Rain
Respiratory diseases
Rodents
Viruses
New Mexico
Colorado
Arizona
Southwestern states
ISSN:0006-3568, 1525-3244
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Summary:Evidence from two El Nino episodes in the American Southwest suggests that El Nino-driven precipitation, the initial catalyst of a trophic cascade that results in a delayed density-dependent rodent response, is sufficient to predict heightened risk for human contraction of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
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ISSN:0006-3568
1525-3244
DOI:10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0989:TEAEHO]2.0.CO;2